Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 22.4% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 15.5% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,730
|
$2.62
MYR12.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫110,218
|
$3.79
MYR17.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,951
|
$0.66
MYR3.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,775
|
$0.38
MYR1.80
|
|
pay 14.3% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,483
|
$0.83
MYR3.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫153,101
|
$7.05
MYR33.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫136,997
|
$5.70
MYR26.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,937
|
$1.88
MYR8.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,607
|
$1.75
MYR8.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫32,184
|
$1.07
MYR5.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,194
|
$0.54
MYR2.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,138
|
$1.14
MYR5.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,614
|
$0.58
MYR2.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,564
|
$0.38
MYR1.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,521
|
$0.48
MYR2.26
|
|
pay 15.2% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,533
|
$1.65
MYR7.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫174,729
|
$14.08
MYR66.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫872,983,372
|
$32,947.56
MYR154,441.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫145,005
|
$6.40
MYR30.00
|
|
pay 32.2% more for housing
Vietnam
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫227,890
|
$23.98
MYR112.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,742,624
|
$285.65
MYR1,339.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,357,494
|
$192.76
MYR903.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,094,377
|
$32.50
MYR152.36
|
|
pay 39.4% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,403,663
|
$152.58
MYR715.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫304,665,921
|
$5,918.25
MYR27,741.80
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,685
|
$3.27
MYR15.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,791
|
$2.46
MYR11.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫30,171
|
$3.72
MYR17.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫580,032
|
$31.52
MYR147.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,568
|
$3.61
MYR16.93
|
|
pay 4.0% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫731,005
|
$50.13
MYR234.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫586,900
|
$26.02
MYR121.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,075,298
|
$59.27
MYR277.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,337,046
|
$51.45
MYR241.19
|
|
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